Honda Forum

[rogermunns]

This is my first post and it is on behalf of a friend who has recently purchased a 2003 CR-V SE auto.

We both live in France. My friend needs to change headlights to conform with France's regulations - i.e. dipping to right.

He bought from a French website a pair of new headlights. He was absolutely assured that they were correct for his car.

So yesterday we tried to fit them. There are two difficulties.

We have an immediate problem - it seems that the front bumper needs to come off and we could not do this. Main problem was removing the 4 (2 each side) 10mm screws/bolts underneath the bumper; they seem now knackered.

Can anyone help, please -- point to a workshop manual page on the net showing a diagram of the fittings, perhaps?

Second - the supplied lights are different to the 'UK' ones still fitted. The UK ones have one large light with a twin element bulb. The French ones have two large (not so large as the UK) lights, each with an H1 bulb. The fitting brackets are pretty well the same UK-France but clearly the wiring will need to be changed. We have been absolutely told again that the supplied lights are correct for France.

Please, could someone help?

[rogermunns]

Clear that this forum is a waste of time.
Pity you CRV owners.
Bye

[rubberscrubber]

Hi, my 1st post here.
I had the same problem as you with those 4 screws, the clip on nuts just rotated in the plastic, I managed to get a screw driver locked between the bolt and the U of the nut/clip, this held it so I could undo the bolt. A little grease would have prevented them rusting up. Also there are 2 well hidden screws, 1 each side, at about 10 o'clock for left and 2 o'clock for right side, in the wheel arches.

the headlights you have got are from a face-lift model, I think feb 2005 on, the orginal Mk2 CRV 2002-2005 are different. Take them back.

[NickMorgan]

Yes, this is a rubbish forum. There must be hundreds of people trying to fit French headlamps to their British spec CR-V. Shame they won't talk to you!!!